Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-06-08


A Western Bishop has given TO
the world his ideal girl. It
would not be rash to fancy by sks|
way, that the Bishops wife was fat
tered by the description. 1t sounds
very much like men say ''Mother was
when she was a girl She was a
little girl until she was Is years old
and she helped her mother in her
household duties. She had her
hours of play and enjoyed herself to
the fullest extent. She never said
to her mother Il can't don't want
to. for obedience was to he- cher
ished virtue. She arose in the morn
ing when called, and we do not sup
pose she had her hair done up in pa
pers and crimping pins, or banged
over her forehead. She did not grow
into a young lady and talk about her
beau before she was in her teens,
and she did not read dime novels,
nor was she fancying hero in every
plow boy she met The old fashion
ed girl was modest in her demeanor,
and she never talked slang nor used
by words. She did not laugh at old
people nor make fun of cripples.
She had respect for her elders. and
was not above listening to words of
counsel from those older than her
self. She did not know as much as
her mother, nor did she think her
Judgment was as good as that of
her grandmother. She did not go
to parties by the time she was ten
years old, and stay till after midnight
dancing with any chance young men
who happened to be present. She
went to bed in reason and doubtless
said her prayers and slept the sleep
of innocence, rose up in the morning
happy and capable of giving happi
moss. As now, there be an old fash
ioned girl in the world to day, may
Heaven bless and keep her and raise
up others like her.
Last week the Supreme Court FL
ed decision affirming the Judgment
of the Lancaster County Court of
Common Pleas in case which was
decided on the unusual ground that
the injury complained of was an act
of Providence, for which the defen-
dant was net liable in damages. Myers
and Fritz were neighboring farmers.
In August 1888, a mighty rain storm
swept stones and stubble from the
farm of one over the growing crops
and hay fields of the other. To the
suit for damages which followed the
defense was interposed that the
storm was.of such violence that no
human foresight could have guarded
against its ruinous effects. The
The Judge instructed the jury that
If they agreed to this, it was a ner-
feet defense. Their verdict was for
the defendant.
William Showers, of Reading. mur-
dered two boys, his grand-sons. His
motive in killing the boys was his de.
sire to marry Miss Sergent, who
promised to become his wife on the
condition that the boys be bound ont
or sent from his home His wife died
about year ago. Fiendish depravi.
ty. Several hundred men marched
to the Lebanon county Jail last Thurs
day night for the purpose of hanging
Showers. The crowd were persuad,
ed by thecounty officials, not to make
an attack on the jail by assurances
that he would have speedy trial in
which justice shall be done in accord.
ance with his crime. Showers saws
he did not murder the boys. He saws
the crime was committed by a man
named Hoffnagle who was married
to the mother of the murdered bows